Wire-reeler



G. E. DIXON. WIRE RBELER.

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No. 519,789. Patented May 15,1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. DIXON, OF BEACON, IOWA.

WIRE-REELER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 519,789, dated May 15, 1894. Application filed September 25, 1898. Serial NOABBAQB. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. DIXON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Beacon, in the county of Mahaska and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Wire-Reelers, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to simplify the construction and lessen the cost of wire reelers of this class.

A further object of my invention is to provlde a wire reeler which may be used to reel, unreel or stretch wire, and to'provide suitable mechanism for the distribution of the wire upon the spool when reeling it, and also to provide means for regulating the speed of rotation of the spool when unreeling wire, and further to provide suitable and convenient means for holding wire when it is to be stretched.

I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which--- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the machine applied to a wagon showing the spool of wire placed loosely upon the supporting shaft, at a little distance from the friction wheel. Fig. 2 1s a vertical sectional view through the line ac, 0c, of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side view of the friction wheel showing the block for engaging the spool. Fig. 4 is a view showing a modifled form of the mechanism provided for the distribution of the wire upon the spool. Fig. 5 ma sectional view of the friction wheel showing the method of preventing it from turning when the wire is to be stretched.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the reference letter A is used to designate a friction wheel consisting of two parts located in parallel planes bars and each part having an inwardly inclined periphery adapted to engage the edges of the wagon Wheel. An outwardly projecting block A adapted to engage the cross head of the spool B, is fixed to the outer face of the friction wheel. Said spool B is placed 011 the shaft D and engaged by the angular block A to prevent rotation relatix e to the friction wheel. An annular collar 0 is placed upon the outer end of the shaft D to engage the spool B and is longitudinally adjustable theresecnred together by cross upon by means of the set screw adapted to engage the shaft, by said means the spool is secured in place. The shaft designated as D is pivotally connected with one side of the wagon bed by means of the clamp F, and extended from thence directly across the wagon Where the said spool and friction wheel are placed thereupon. A like clamping device is fixed to the opposite side of the wagon bed to which is secured the outwardly projecting bar G. G is an arm extending backward and upward from the bar G, to the shaftD to which it is secured so as to hold said shaft and bar in their proper relative positions. G and G are arms projecting upwardly from the bar G, provided with slots adapted to receive the bar H, which is slidingly inserted therein and adapted to distribute wire evenly upon the spool by means of the guide H at its outer extremity comprising a ring with a slot H through which the wire may be inserted or removed by a lateral movement, said bar be ing operated by hand applying power to the handle H It is understood that the slot in the guide may be dispensed with if desired and the wire fed into the guide endwise.

Fig. 4 is a view of a part of the bar Hshowing a modified form of the guide in which the bar J having the bifurcated end J which is adapted to receive the pulley J is pivotally connected to the end of the bar H to admit of the raising and lowering of the wire relative to the height of the wagon when passing over uneven ground as is shown by dotted lines.

The letter K is used to designate a bar adapted to pass through the friction wheel in such a manner as to engage the cross bars of said wheel and some stationary point such as the tire of the wagon wheel or other part of the wagon as desired.

In operating the machine it will be seen that as the wagon advances the friction wheel which rests on the wagon wheel will be made to rotate in the opposite direction thereby causing the wire to run over the top side of the spool when being reeled and consequently always at a point where the operator can see how to distribute the wire upon the spool which is accomplished as hereinbefore stated, by means of the guide bar, which is to be moved backwardly and forwardly in the slots provided therefor. When wire is to be unreeled the spool is in the sameposition as when reeling, and as the wagon advances, the spool is rotated in a direction opposite to the direction in which it rotates when reeling, and the friction wheel will revolve in the same direction as the wagon wheel, thereby creating a greater or less amount of friction between said friction wheel and the wheel of the wagon, and acting as a brake to regulate the velocity of rotation of the spool. To secure the wire when it is to be stretched, one end of a bar is thrust through the friction wheel to engage the bars thereof, the other end being allowed to rest against some stationary point; then it will be obvious that as the wagon advances said bar will not permit said wheel toturn, and all forward motion of the wagon will bring tension to bear upon the wire.

What I claim as patentable in my in vention, and wish to secure by Letters Patent of the United States therefor, is-

1. An improved wire reel and stretcher comprising the following elements to wit: a device adapted to be secured to a wagon, and capable of supporting a spool of wire, and permitting the same to rotate, a friction wheel'composed of two disks having their inner edges beveled and connected by cross pieces for the purposes stated, and means for connecting said friction wheel with the spool of wire substantially as set forth.

, 2. Animproved wire reel and stretcher, comprising the following elements, to wit: a device adapted to be secured to a wagon, to support a spool of wire and permit the same to rotate thereon, afriction wheel mounted on the same shaft in proximity to the spool and composed of two disks, connected by cross pieces, each having its periphery beveled on its inner edge for the purposes stated, a block fixed eccentrically on the friction wheel to engage the spool of wire, substantially as, and for the purposes-stated.

3. An improved Wire reel and stretcher, comprising the following elements, in combination, to wit: a clamp F adapted to be fixed to one side of a wagon, a bar D hinged to the part F, a friction wheel A, composed of two disks having their edges beveled on their inner sides and cross pieces connecting them,

for the purposes stated, a block A eccentrically fixed to said wheel, an adjustable collar 0 on the bar D, and a bar'G arranged to slide parallel to the spool shaftand having an opening in'its outer end adapted to admit a wire, all arranged and combined, substantially in the manner set forth, for thepu rposes stated.

GEORGE E. DIXON.

Witnesses:

R. M. BOYER, W. T. SMITH. 

